Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature
The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) initially emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen in patients with predisposing lung disease. Bcc infections outside the respiratory tract are less common, although their incidence has been increasing particularly in immunocompromised patients. We herei...
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The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) initially emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen in patients with predisposing lung disease. Bcc infections outside the respiratory tract are less common, although their incidence has been increasing particularly in immunocompromised patients. We herein describe the case of a healthy young woman who started experiencing low back pain 2 weeks after an uncomplicated cesarean section. She was found to have vertebral osteomyelitis at T12-L1. CT guided biopsy was performed, and cultures grew Bcc. She was treated with 3 weeks of meropenem and 5 weeks of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole with good response. No surgical intervention was warranted. We also performed a review of the literature on other existing reports. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Bcc vertebral osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient following an obstetric procedure.
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| spelling | doaj.art-95205b5d9a8e4937963d59cb449518042023-06-22T14:01:57ZengUniversidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán de HuánucoMicrobes, Infection and Chemotherapy2789-42742023-06-01310.54034/mic.e1859Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureSuha Kalash 0Zeina Kanafani1American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) initially emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen in patients with predisposing lung disease. Bcc infections outside the respiratory tract are less common, although their incidence has been increasing particularly in immunocompromised patients. We herein describe the case of a healthy young woman who started experiencing low back pain 2 weeks after an uncomplicated cesarean section. She was found to have vertebral osteomyelitis at T12-L1. CT guided biopsy was performed, and cultures grew Bcc. She was treated with 3 weeks of meropenem and 5 weeks of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole with good response. No surgical intervention was warranted. We also performed a review of the literature on other existing reports. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Bcc vertebral osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient following an obstetric procedure. https://revistas.unheval.edu.pe/index.php/mic/article/view/1859burkholderia cepacia complexvertebral osteomyelitisspondylodiscitispostpartumcesarean section |
| spellingShingle | Suha Kalash Zeina Kanafani Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy burkholderia cepacia complex vertebral osteomyelitis spondylodiscitis postpartum cesarean section |
| title | Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Burkholderia cepacia Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | burkholderia cepacia vertebral osteomyelitis following cesarean section case report and review of the literature |
| topic | burkholderia cepacia complex vertebral osteomyelitis spondylodiscitis postpartum cesarean section |
| url | https://revistas.unheval.edu.pe/index.php/mic/article/view/1859 |
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